Judges commend Supreme Court victory as ‘a result that makes a real difference to a great many people’
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Justice for cancer victims
Workplace disability discrimination protection for cancer victims has been widened as a result of a landmark legal case taken by Unite. The legal victory will ensure that people suffering with…Read more…
Legal Eagles
Behind the scenes with our award-winning lawyers
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Stress: helping branches help our members
The stress epidemic in public services is a sadly all-too-familiar story
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Right to picket win
Unite has won a key legal victory overturning attempts to restrict the right to picket during strike action. The legal case arose as a result of a dispute involving Sutton Tanker workers based…Read more…
‘Groundbreaking’ legal win
Unite is celebrating a groundbreaking legal victory today (December 13) after an employment appeal tribunal ordered that the engineering firm Kostal pays over £420,000 in compensation for trying to…Read more…
‘Vital’ case
A key case on trade union law starts today (November 14) into an appeal by Kostal UK Limited against an employment tribunal decision which ordered the firm to pay 56 Unite members more than £420,000…Read more…
‘Get your house in order’
Unite yesterday (July 31) called on employers to urgently get their ‘house in order’ over holiday pay after it secured a landmark legal victory meaning employers must now include voluntary overtime…Read more…
When data wins in court
Sometimes data tells you an interesting story, sometimes it reveals hidden truths, and sometimes it wins you a four-year legal battle with the government
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UNISON in Court of Appeal victory over employers who fail to consult unions
UNISON has won a landmark court victory today (Friday) that makes it much harder for employers to ignore staff when making major changes in the workplace. The Court of Appeal ruling means that for…Read more…
‘Line in the sand’
Unite has launched a major legal appeal case at the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) to tackle bogus self-employment in the construction and other sectors. The case is the first appeal…Read more…
Winning with UNISON
‘You don’t have to accept something when an employer is in the wrong – you can challenge it and by standing together you can win’
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UNISON support sees tribunal call for nurse to get her job back
Health board acted unfairly in dismissing nurse for short-term sickness absences when she was experiencing domestic abuse
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Unfairly treated employees should not have to pay to seek justice, says UNISON
UNISON’s legal battle to give people at work the right to access justice – without having to pay expensive fees – when employers break the law goes to the Supreme Court today (Monday). The two-day…Read more…
Am I really self-employed?
The company I work for have told me I am classed as self-employed and therefore have to pay my own tax and don’t get any holidays. I’ve read quite a bit about bogus self-employment recently. How do I…Read more…
JLR hit by fine
Birmingham crown court has fined Jaguar Land Rover £900,000 after a Unite the union member was crushed at its vehicle plant in Solihull in 2015. Mark Widnall, aged 59, from Coventry, had been working…Read more…
‘Landmark ruling’
A total of 56 Unite members at a South Yorkshire firm are set to receive ‘compensation’ payments of up to £7,600 each, after bosses tried to by-pass their recognised union and put a pay offer…Read more…
Beating the Big C – cancer, and the council
For many people, working outdoors in the sun is a blessing. But for refuse loader David Lewis, living in the shadow of skin cancer, it became a curse
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Legal changes will deny injured workers access to justice, says UNISON
Government plans to increase the small claims limit for personal injury claims will deny many thousands of employees made ill or injured by their jobs every year the ability to take cases against…Read more…
Holiday pay win
A five-year legal battle to get haulier Eddie Stobart Ltd (ESL) to pay the correct rate of holiday pay has resulted in a pay-out of £364,000 for more than 430 drivers. Unite, which represented…Read more…